Ben ColemaninMentatThe Case for a Labor Valuation MethodThe labor market is just that — a market, where a job is worth what somebody is willing to pay. But unlike other markets, we don’t have a…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Ben ColemaninMentatWhat Do We Do With All The People?Machines probably aren't going to take all of our jobs, but they’re going to take some of them. And while there may be reason for optimism…Jun 18, 2018Jun 18, 2018
Ben ColemaninMentatDo We Need Skills, or Just Credentials?Job interviews are a skillset unto themselves. The same goes for resume-building. Why do we use them as a proxy for job preparedness?Jun 4, 2018Jun 4, 2018
Ben ColemaninMentatCan Labor Be Decentralized?Labor is as economically necessary as currency, but the market for labor is far less efficient. No currency suffers from the sort of…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018